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Golf-Sizzling Ko takes pole position for Taiwan win (Reuters)

Oct 24 (Reuters) - World number two Lydia Ko took control of the LPGA Taiwan Championship with a sizzling performance on the back nine that gave the 18-year-old a four-stroke advantage going into Sunday's final round.

Ko, who trailed South Korean Ji Eun-hee by a stroke at the halfway stage, carded a five-under par 67 in the penultimate round on Saturday for a three-day total of 13-under.

She made the turn at even-par for the day with a double-bogey on the fifth hole and another dropped shot on the eighth cancelling out her three birdies.